İstanbul..Week One..Settling In
Galata Kulesi - İstanbul, Türkiye When we land in a new country we always give ourselves a few days to get our bearings, get to know the neighborhood, make sure we made the right choice, stock up on groceries and start feeling a bit at home. A new place comes with challenges, but everything finds a way of working itself out. We found our go-to spots for groceries, fruits/vegetables and cosmetics. There are 3 large grocery chains in İstanbul; Migros, Şok and BIM. We have each of these stores minutes from our doorstep! Migros allows us to get the advertised sale prices by scanning our Istanbul Public Transit Card. Also, we have a wonderful fresh fruit and vegetable market just done the street. Gratis, a local chain store, is great for cosmetic supplies and I found a way to get the store discounts there too. We found that most store offer pretty drastic discounts, but only if you have the store card. Typically, they all require a Turkish phone number in order to sign up for their cards....